News Brief

9/3/2014, Elul 8, 5774

1M Ukrainians, Russians Torn from their Homes

The number of Ukrainian citizens torn from their homes in light of the fighting in eastern Ukraine has nearly doubled over the past few weeks, and currently stands at 260,000 refugees, the United Nations Refugee Authority stated.

Roughly 814,000 Russian nationals have also reportedly been torn from their homes because of the fighting.